aged more than 1 billion video views per
day, while more than 50 percent of U.S.
users who come back to the network
daily watch at least one video per day.

Positioning itself more as a video hub onpar with You Tube, Facebook recentlyrolled out a new design for the videosection of Facebook Pages.Eyeing an even bigger share of thevideo pie, Facebook is reportedly de-veloping a dedicated video platformto compete directly with Google’sYou Tube unit. “We are convinced thatFacebook will launch a competitor toYou Tube and will attract and organizemore and more user-generated videocontent,” Macquarie Securities analystBen Schachter predicted in a recentreport.

Across channels, video — and related monetization opportunities — are
booming. Indeed, online video’s share
of global ad spend will increase from 1.9
percent in 2014 to 2. 8 percent in 2017,
according to ZenithOptimedia’s new
Advertising Expenditure forecast.

SingleComm, a provider of call center
technologies, debuts the latest version of
its leading all-in-one customer engagement
platform and management console. It offers
an enhanced user interface for both administrators and agents.

Hard work and honesty have paid off for New
York-based E&M Media Group, says
Bonnie Schalle, president (second from
right, below). The agency is celebrating 20
years in business next month. “Without my
staff’s dedication, hard work and support, I
would not be writing this today,” she says.
“Much thanks and gratitude to our clients,
our media partners and, yes, our competition
— all of whom have become friends through
the years.”